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Seagate Backup Plus 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STDT4000100)
Digital Storage Capacity | 4 TB |
Hard Disk Interface | USB 1.1 |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Brand | Seagate |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Desktop |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
Hard Disk Size | 4 TB |
About this item
- High speed USB 3.0 and 2.0 connectivity offers plug and play functionality on your PC
- Install the NTFS driver for Mac, and you can use the drive interchangeably between Windows and Mac computers without reformatting
- Run a one click backup or schedule an automatic backup plan to protect your files in your Backup Plus desktop drive at your convenience with Seagate Dashboard software
- Works interchangeably on PC and Mac computers without needing to reformat
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Storage Capacity | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Tech Support | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Portability | — | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Durability | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | — | 4.4 | — |
Easy to install | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
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storage capacity | 4 TB | 4 TB | 4 TB | 4 TB | 6 GB | 4000 GB |
hardware interface | usb3.0 | usb | usb | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 |
compatible devices | Desktop | Desktop, Laptop | PC, Laptop, Camera | Gaming Console | Desktop PC, MAC | Desktop |
form factor | 3.5-inch | Portable | Portable | Portable | 3.5-inch | Portable |
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Make More Room for Your LifeWith up to 8TB of capacity, the Backup Plus Desktop Drive from Seagate is the simple, one-click way to protect and share your entire digital life—without getting in the way. |
You’re in Control with the Seagate DashboardAll your photos, movies, and videos can be backed up using the downloadable Seagate Dashboard software, including the ones you’ve shared on Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. Use the one-click back up or schedule an automatic backup plan to protect your files on your Backup Plus Desktop Drive at your convenience. |
Windows and Mac CompatibleThe Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive is compatible with both PCs and Macs, so you can transfer files between computers without the hassle of reformatting. |
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Technical Details
Brand | Seagate |
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Series | Backup Plus Desktop |
Item model number | STDT4000100 |
Hardware Platform | PC;Mac |
Operating System | Windows and Mac (required reformatting / NTFS driver for Mac) |
Item Weight | 1.89 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 7.06 x 4.65 x 1.63 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7.06 x 4.65 x 1.63 inches |
Color | Black |
Flash Memory Size | 4 |
Hard Drive Interface | USB 1.1 |
Manufacturer | Seagate |
ASIN | B00HFRWXQ0 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 6, 2014 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,424 in External Hard Drives |
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Product Description
SeagateBackup Plus Desktop drives are available in capacities up to 8TB and come with a USB 3.0 hub option. With cross-platform compatibility, exceptional reliability and speed, you can back up just about everything. Plus you can conveniently back up and share your digital favorites with the included cloud storage service.
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Customers like the quality, storage and value of the hard drive. For example, they mention it's reliable, adds an amazing 4TB capacity and is good value for money. Customers are also impresseded with the ease of use, saying it'll plug and play right out of the box. That said, opinions are mixed on speed, noise, and heat.
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Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They mention that it has good performance and reliability. Some say that it functions well within expected parameters. Overall, most are happy with the quality and performance of the drive.
"...the data is easily recoverable from the time machine which easily scrolls to whatever date and time the data you want to access was saved and you..." Read more
"...It is built heavily and efficiently and was definitely worth the selling price. Lastly, the hard drive is really fast and performs very well...." Read more
"...A pretty neat backup program except for the fact that it doesn't allow a way to partition the drive...." Read more
"...Seagate external drive that I use on my iMac, it starts and stops at totally unpredictable moments. I have to unplug it so it doesn't run for hours...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the storage of the hard drive. They mention that it provides an amazing 4TB capacity, and that it stores data securely. Customers also appreciate the functional design and the fact that it doesn't take up much room. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...The drive also comes with a free 200GB of space on OneDrive. To get it, you go to Seagate and register your drive, and walk though some steps...." Read more
"...terabytes of external storage, but you’re also receiving online cloud storage for easier access...." Read more
"amazing capacity and good date transfer rates over USB high speed ports. No firewire thunder or ethernet but I didnt need those for what I am doing...." Read more
"...I do my own back ups manually. I want this hard drive for the huge amount of room, and the astonishing cheap price...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They mention that the price keeps dropping, the cost per gig of storage is very reasonable, and that it's a great drive well worth their money.
"...So far, it is an awesome backup drive for the price...." Read more
"...It is built heavily and efficiently and was definitely worth the selling price. Lastly, the hard drive is really fast and performs very well...." Read more
"...I want this hard drive for the huge amount of room, and the astonishing cheap price...." Read more
"...use of relatively fast USB 3.0, have 8TB capacity, and are a decent price-performer, easily making these my go-to backup drives...." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the computer drive. For example, they say it's very plug and play, straightforward, and no-frills. They mention that the hard drive setup is easy from the bottom and comes ready to use out of the box. Some say that the drive is quiet and unassuming.
"...Setup was a breeze and I clicked on the Time Machine option after setup to initiate the initial backup...." Read more
"...2tb external hard drives micro USB 3.0 cable it didn't disconnect at all during transfer...." Read more
"...it, the hard drive is very compact, allowing for portability and easy placement ...." Read more
"...Set up for it is a breeze. There is NO need to hook it up to a computer first to format it. The Wii U will take care of that...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the computer drive. Some mention it's very fast, holding at around 112MB/sec, while others say that it'd be very slow at writing data. The read speed max is 187MB/s, and the average is 140MBps. However, some customers say that the drive takes a long time to get started and wouldn't save progress during games.
"...Write speed was a solid 81.2 MB/Sec average according to the RSYNC log for pushing 7.2 TB of data to the drive...." Read more
"...It is built heavily and efficiently and was definitely worth the selling price. Lastly, the hard drive is really fast and performs very well...." Read more
"...1. its going to take a long time...." Read more
"...is that the backup software included with this new drive is significantly faster to load when you attempt to bring up the dashboard...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention that it's pretty quiet, making a pleasantly audible whirring noise whenever it''s accessed. However, other customers say that it makes a lot of noise, is annoying to hear it humming away, and occasionally makes loud buzzing noises.
"...It works silently in the background as it goes about its business...." Read more
"...Runs warm during extended data transfer and a bit of hum and seek noise when used on desktop but not objectionable...." Read more
"...it seems quiet and doesn't get too hot. I unplug it sometimes as I heard that that stretches the life of the drive...." Read more
"...When copying data to one of them, if was making strong knocking noises. They other one doesn't do that. Hmm... not cool...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the heat of the computer drive. Some mention that it has not been an issue, while others say that it seems to be run a bit warm.
"...Almost 2 months of up time and haven't had it overheat, accidentally dismount, or show other signs of error...." Read more
"...It gets very hot that way. This drive seems to behave the same way...." Read more
"...Both drives run quiet and I have not noticed to much heat...." Read more
"...Heat has not been an issue, but then I'm not really exercising the drive much with incremental weekly backups...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the drive. They mention that it wouldn't recognize the drive, the dashboard wouldn''t recognise it, and that it was not recognized by any OS. Some customers also say that the drive failed to be detected.
"...That closed after a few seconds and the drive disappeared from This PC. It couldn't be ejected. IO read/write error. Then nothing could be ejected...." Read more
"...Dashboard (downloaded software)that comes with this drive, will not create a system image...." Read more
"...just needed an update so I restarted my computer and the drive drive still didn't show up, though it had been spinning the entire time...." Read more
"...Not in Finder or Disk Utility. According to the Quick Start Guide in the packaging all I needed to do was plug in the drive and connect it to my Mac...." Read more
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This review is for the Seagate 4TB USB 3.0 Backup Plus External HD for Mac I bought 12/30/2015 at Amazon and received 01/03/2016:
I love it! Pure and simple.
It works perfectly with my new iMac's Time Machine backup. Just plug it into a USB 3.0 port, there's a power transformer/plug as well, then click on the prompts to use Time Machine Backup, how often to backup and what to backup, and you are good to go. It works silently in the background as it goes about its business. Unlike earlier models from Seagate, this one comes on and shuts off when it's supposed to: for scheduled backups every hour, or when you tell it to backup now. Very unobtrusive. And, 4TB for less than I paid for 2TB two years ago! Outstanding!
The USB 3.0 port, the HD's only connector Seagate Backup Plus 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive for Mac with 200GB of Cloud Storage & Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (STDU4000100) , is as fast or faster than the old Firewire 800 or Ethernet connections between my old iMac & Seagate backup HD. It's also comparable in speed to my Seagate 1TB portable Lightning External Backup HD I use with my MacBook Pro laptop.
You can also drag or move files to the drive as well. They go onto the drive's desktop or into a folder you create and move them to.
You can use it as an additional storage hard drive by clicking that prompt, but why? Just get an expansion hard drive with as much as 8TB instead. There ARE instructions on how to format and use this drive with a Windows PC, but again, why? Buy the Windows backup drive. It also has models with more memory.
I've been using the HD for a week now as I load new software and update it all to work with El Capitan. (My old iMac is still running 10.7, so everything had to be updated. PITA!) It seamlessly backs everything up using Time Machine and I couldn't be more pleased with it.
I am not going to use the 200GB of "free" OneDrive Cloud Storage for 2 years. So I can't review that. You have to pay for the space after the 2 years. Seagate says it's a $95 value. So I'm guessing $45 - $50 a year after that? I wonder how difficult it is to transfer what you have stored in the cloud with one vendor to cloud storage with a different vendor?
I highly recommend this Hard Drive. It's much improved and a joy to use.
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Old Review for Seagate 2TB External Backup Drive:
This is a good Seagate drive, at least I think so. I have two older Macs, an iMac and a MacBook Pro. Neither has USB 3.0. I tried to back up my laptop from scratch. Using USB 2.0 Time Machine said it would take 4 days! So, I asked Seagate what I could use besides USB. I was told there was an adapter with which I could use either Thunderbolt or Firewire 800. Wrong!
There are no Seagate adapters that fit this drive. The only port the drive has is a Micro B port. The cable is a Micro B to USB 3.0.
There are no work-arounds. If you don't have a Mac with a USB 3.0 port, you are screwed.
LIke my other Seagate external drive that I use on my iMac, it starts and stops at totally unpredictable moments. I have to unplug it so it doesn't run for hours. It will spool up and run continuously for hours even after it backs up the computer. It gets very hot that way. This drive seems to behave the same way.
PS: the Mac Time Machine software was corrupted the second time I used it. First Aid wouldn't fix it, so I sent the hard drive back and bought a 1Tb portable Seagate drive with Thunderbolt adapter. Hopefully it will work.
- it seems to be functioning fine so far on my old iMac 5 which always runs out of space.
- I switched from an older 4 year old WD My Book which functioned perfectly but at 500 GB had simply become inadequate to store my stuff. I've never owned a Seagate product and I am keeping my fingers crossed. There is a $9.99 'recovery fee' option as you check out on Amazon which did not sit too well with me as it seems that the previous/current products have a 'problem' with numerous recovery requests, hence the need to charge the $10 for recovery. I could be wrong. Some reviewers have claimed that Seagate charges up to $500 as recovery fees. I pray that that shall not happen to me (or you) and I might get another storage device as a secondary backup if the machine starts acting up. Maybe I should have paid the $10.
- the discounted price of the Seagate 5TB and the fact that I could get an extra 1TB by adding a bit of money on top of what I would have paid for a 4TB WD My Book swayed my decision.
- I plugged it in and downloaded the Seagate 'dashboard'. I followed the instructions by other Mac owner reviewers to go to disk utility and partition the disk in order to format it for use by the iMac. Click on the Seagate 5TB drive and then at the top right hand side, click on 'partition and then choose 1 partition as your option.
It seems that, for you to use the Seagate as the Time Machine, you have to choose the Mac OS journaled option while partitioning the drive.
-The Seagate dashboard then gives you the option of using it with a Mac or PC or with a Mac alone. It 'warns' you that some capabilities shall be lost when you select the Mac only option. It also recommends one to download Seagate software if selecting the Mac and PC option.
- I selected the Mac only option as I wanted the Seagate drive to function as my Time Machine. Setup was a breeze and I clicked on the Time Machine option after setup to initiate the initial backup. The initial backup took a while (the bar said 6 hours but it was more like 1 and a half) but all subsequent backups have been fast.
- the data is easily recoverable from the time machine which easily scrolls to whatever date and time the data you want to access was saved and you may access it the same way it was saved then. I prefer to use Time Machine but other people have other preferences.
- the Seagate icon is seen at the top right whenever the Seagate drive is on but it seems that, when you click on it, the 'Home' option does not allow you to recover data from there as I guess, once you select the Mac only option and the Time Machine as the default recovery app, then you have to recover and view your data from Time Machine and Time Machine only. I guess when you select the Mac and PC option, then the Seagate Icon, and later, app shall allow you access to the data. The Seagate app only allows you to get the latest update. (When Mac only/Time Machine mode is chosen at the beginning)
- it seems quiet and doesn't get too hot. I unplug it sometimes as I heard that that stretches the life of the drive. Opinions differ sharply about this.
- I don't know if you can change the setting from Mac only to Mac and PC once you make the selection and format the drive. You may need to research further.
- a Seagate recovery app is downloadable but I am not sure if you need to pay a fee to use it or if it is free. Hopefully I (and you) never get to find out.
The drive inside is just a 8TB SMR (shingled magnetic recording) drive from Seagate, though at right this moment, the bare drive is actually more expensive than this one in an enclosure. The enclose though is great so far; even though I was originally planning on shucking the drive. Note that the enclose doesn't appear easy to shuck, I couldn't find screws, so it needs to be pried apart.
Unlike some other reviewers, I had no issues with the drive getting hot. It certainly got warm, but my infrared thermometer showed it at only 41c (About 105 F). The only difference I can think of is that I loaded it pretty much sequentially, meaning there wasn't a lot of rewriting data. It was just pushing data to the drive. I will update this on the next rewrite in case the read-write process is markedly different. So far, it is an awesome backup drive for the price.
The drive also comes with a free 200GB of space on OneDrive. To get it, you go to Seagate and register your drive, and walk though some steps. It took me about 5 minutes, then my MS OneDrive account showed an increase of 200GB in space. Meaning I got to stick some important files up in the cloud too.
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Reviewed in Mexico on January 19, 2017
The unit looks like a typical Seagate external drive: a boxy enclosure with USB and power supply on the back; a wall-wart plug provided. As an external drive the unit worked fine, backing up my primary system easily and quickly. As part of the package you get some online Seagate cloud storage, but I tend to not use these bundled services as much as a commercial online cloud storage. As with all such Seagate's the unit is a little on the heavy side, as well as bulky, but they do stack quite easily. For me, the best thing I can say about an external drive is that it works flawlessly and doesn't cause any issues, and this is just like all the other Seagate drives I've used: it works, and works without issue.